Jose Vicente Rangel: Opposition Will Call for Violence Even if They Win

Jose Vicente Rangel, a journalist and former Minister of Defense under Hugo Chavez, said on his weekly television show earlier today that the opposition would call for violence in the aftermath of the elections, even if it won. Rangel said:

Even if you don’t believe it, there is a plan underway to end the destabilizing process with violence. Duly-processed intelligence information confirms that opposition sectors are rapidly working towards two possible situations. [If the PSUV wins the elections], they will immediately declare nationally and internationally that fraud has taken place, and they will deploy violence. The other possibility is if the opposition wins by a thin margin and does not win a ‘super majority]. Similarly, violence will be unleashed on the streets.